Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Sorry I haven't been posting on here lately. After the new look of APAD, with all the new cool features, this page loads after about 10 minutes. I chalk it up to needing a new computer and the new layout. This is one of the few sites that causes my browser to freeze for the full length of "Oh Well" by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and then some.

Anyway, basketball is not my sport. I do enjoy it, but I'm not passionate about it. These packs arrived in a package from Captain Canuck. It started with this note stuck to the first pack.

"I warned everyone on "APAD" whomever I trade with.... gets Hoops!"

With that ominous warning, how could I not be intrigued? So what could it be? Four packs of Hoops basketball. Basketball? OK. I've been known to follow a Chicago Bulls game. I did follow basketball from the late eighties until the mid nineties, then pretty much just followed Bulls games. It should be interesting to see if I remember anything from 1990. Basketball is pretty foreign to me now, but I followed it when these packs were created.

Let's rip!

1990-1991 Hoops

270 - David RobinsonI know him! Good start!

267 - Sean ElliotI remember him.

66 - Stacey KingA Bull!

177 - Larry KrystkowiakThe name looks familiar.

242 - Mark WestDrawing a blank.

320 - Bill MusselmanI don't remember many coaches.

217 - Dave CorzineBorn in Arlington Heights, Il. and played 7 seasons for the Bulls. The name sounds familiar, but not really.

244 - Wayne CooperRings a bell, but I don't know why.

76 - Paul MokeskiHis middle name is Keen?

96 - Jerome LaneNot a clue.

133 - Vern FlemingI know of Ian Fleming.

8 - Robert Parrish All-StarI know him!

263 - Willie AndersonNope.

145 - Gary GrantUhhhhh... sorry.

108 - Gerald HendersonNot sure of who he is.

The first pack started off strong, but then kind of trailed off. These may all be great players, but I don't remember most of them.

Second pack1990-1991 Hoops

91 - Michael AdamsSorry.

159 - Byron ScottI know the name.

34 - Alexander VolkovWho?

86 - Derek HarperNot sure.

33 - Kenny SmithI'm at a loss.

114 - Rod HigginsSounds familiar.

139 - Rik SmitsSounds very familiar.

299 - Charles JonesA Bullet! Why did they ever become the Wizards? That sounds so lame.

178 - Brad LohausCan't recall.

58 - Robert ReidYeah!... no.

303 - Darrell WalkerAnother Bullet! Sounds familiar.

16 - Clyde Drexler All-StarI know him! Who or what is a Drexler?

197 - Jack HaleyI remember him!

268 - Caldwell JonesDid he start a bank? That's what I'm thinking.

156 - A.C. GreenI remember him!

Not bad, but I don't recall a lot more players in this pack. On to pack three.

141 - Randy WittmanThere sure were a bunch of white guys that I've never heard of in this set.

380 - Karl MaloneAn illustration of the Mailman!

54 - Armon GilliamSounds like a European vampire who sketches. I don't remember him either.

307 - Gene LittlesI remember coaches even less.

411 - Orlando WoolridgeSounds very familiar but can't place him.

121 - Tom TolbertI remember him for some odd reason. Who knows why.

279 - Shawn KempI know him!

406 - Danny FerryNot a clue.

It turns out I remembered a lot more than I thought I would. Still, most of the players are a mystery to me. It was an interesting experience. One that I probably won't repeat anytime soon, but I enjoyed opening these packs. If only for the fact that I saw the Washington Bullets again. Thanks, Captain Canuck!